Becka! I yell

What she says back,
"why are you getting so angry, you've been weird for the past couple of weeks. What wrong?"
She turns around frustration evident on her face.

"You! Your what's wrong with me, I can't deal with your family!"

"My... My family? What does that mean?" I question

" Yeah your family! Your dad, he's always judging us and our relationship, always making snide comments"

"Correction, adopted dad, and you knew what he was like before we started dating.. and how he acted" I pointed out

"DOES IT REALLY MATTER! He's an ass, he always has to be right! Always knowing all, always critical, and he's so goddamn pessimistic that I just wanna scream! And then don't get me started on your mom! She is so fucking messed up! that I.. I just can't even began with her. " she yells

" Well, I'm sorry that my family had such an impact on our relationship"  I shoot back, anger starting to form. No don't get angry, I tell myself  it's not worth it. 

"And what is this shit! you don't ever get pissed, or upset! you always respond to every situation so goddamn calmly! like don't you have any other emotions in there? or are you just empty?  What the hell is even wrong with you?" she questions

"I, I don't think we can be together anymore... " she says calming down slightly. Tears starting to form

"Come here" I tell her, as I wrap her in a hug. I can feel her crying into my shoulder. I push down the emotions trying to surface. "I want you to be happy" I whisper to her. "I always wanted you to be happy, and if that can't be with me... well then I understand. I know my family is complicated and rough. And not everyone can deal with it and that's okay." I say speaking softly. 

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                                                                                          2  Years Later

Ugh when I said I wanted to move farther up North because it was colder, someone should have shot me, instead of saying it was a good idea, I think to myself as I pull my leather jacket tighter.  I walk up the steps to my apartment where I share it with two other roommates David and Shelby.  I buzz the buzzer "hello?" I hear a grumbled voice come through the speaker, "It's Alex you jackass let me in, It's fucking cold outside!" 

"Okay okay, and hey you should be thanking me missy for letting your sorry ass in! since you forgot your keys, AGAIN! what is this? the third time? Like woman! You need to get your shit together!" David says his voice becoming clearer. 

"Yeah yeah, just let me in, Okay!" I yell

"Yeah okay grumpy pants.." he mumbles as the buzzer goes off unlocking the doors. 

" What was the mister! I will fight your ass!" I say, opening up the door. 

Once I get inside, and take off my shoes I flop on David's bed "hey hey! watch it Alex you'll scatter the weed, god do you not have any respect! this shit cost me a lot!" 

"Oh so sorry, next time i'll come in here with ease and agility, would that make it better? I say sarcasm dripping from my voice.  " And if it's costing so much, how do you plan on paying for rent? You do realize that the due date is coming up right? And I am not helping pay this time" I point out

"Okay first of all, I have the money so quit your yapping, and the only reason you helped me last time was cause you smoked half of my weed! And that was pay back." He laughs, as he starts packing  a bowl.

"Hey I asked okay... you, just might have been a tad drunk" I giggle

"See this is what I'm talking about, you can't just ask when I'm blatantly fucked up, that's as bad as stealing. Like I woke up the next morning with only my boxers on, sitting in a tub soaking wet! like I don't remember shit on how I got there! Or what I did during that fiasco!" We both start cracking up

"Hey where's Shelby?" I ask "Usually she's home especially at this time of night' I look at the clock seeing that it's already 11:32pm 

"Oh she went out with Garvin, apparently they were gonna go to the movies, for what it's worth I'm surprised they'er still together"

"Eh not really, they do love each other a lot no matter how many arguments they get in, and besides, it has been said that we get in more arguments than them." I say

"Fair enough, but hey you down to smoke?" he asks

"Did you really have to ask? Besides! Sharing is caring and you do care for right?"

"Yeah sure whatever makes you sleep at night sunshine!" he laughs 

                                                                                            An hour later

"Damn... that is good stuff. I am baked... like a cake "I say softly laughing to myself 

"Oooooh ooh you know what sounds good pizza, yummy nummy pizza heh pizza, pitza pitza? what a weird word pizzzzaaaa" David says to me.

"Your totally high too haha, wait I think we have some leftover pizza! I yell I look in the fridge and find it, muahahaha I raise it over my head this shit is gold, golden? goollld. I say laughing.

David gets up and joins me as we warm up the pizza, I start adding parmesan to my pizza "That is a staggering amount of parmesan cheese, you think you have enough pizza with that?" he laughs 

"Firstly there is no such thing! you peasant. I retort back.  And secondly you just don't understand the fine art of cheese! hmph. I walk away and plop down on the futon. 

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I wake up the next morning, buried in blankets. I groan, as I stretch I kick something squishy.

"OW! fucking hell what was that for?!" I hear, I look over on the other side of the futon, peering into the face of Garvin. 

"Oh it's you, it's not that big of a deal, I say groggily. "Not that big of  a deal! bitch I put those blankets on you I can take em off" he replies back snidely 

"Woah now children, let's all calm down, glad to see your awake sleepy head" I look up to see Shelby smiling at me holding a muffin. 

"Hey girl, how was your night out with crabby pants over here"  I nudge him laughing off his glare "Awwe did mister big bad and scary not get enough sleep? I jokingly pout. 

"Actually no, me and Shelby came over to find you and David sprawled all over each other passed out and drooling." He smirks 

"Can I hit him? is that okay?" I ask Shelby 

"Well thanks for letting me answer the damn question! Yeah I had a lot of fun, we didn't get home till like two in the morning though. And like Garvin said we ended up taking care of you fuckers, like can you at least clean up after yourselves? You left a pipe on the ground, your dishes right beside you, like c'mon you guys. And no you can't hit him, we have to go to his aunt's wedding tomorrow... at least in the face you can't she whispers to me. we both start laughing.

"I heard that you know!" he yella and now your gonna pay! he jumps up and tackles her, and starts tickeling her.  "Okay guys chill i'm still watching, whatever this is" I make a face.

Garvin lifts his his head up " Your just jealous cause you don't have anybody" he smirks. "You know what punk!" He gets up fast and starts running away. "It's a small ass apartment boi you can't run far, literally you take ten steps and your in a different room" I yell.

He jumps over the coffee table and runs toward the balcony "If you go on the balcony you gonna be trapped. Were up ten feet high dude!" I yell again.

"Sucks to be you then! hahaha" he yells back at me. He swings the door open, and stands on the  railing "oh good lord" Shelby mumbles "If you twats get hurt i'm not driving to the hospital!" Shelby yells. Garvin then jumps off the railing, doing a flip and then rolling in circles to break his fall. He gets back up and looks at me. "Can't catch me now!" He yells up at me. 

"Alex NO, you know how he can be! you don't have to go after him! She yells at me from the living room.

"Alex YES" I yell back  as I swing my body over the balcony ledge and jump down and roll forward. 

"Ah fuck" Garvin says as he starts running again, he starts rounding the corner of the building and crossing the street. I start after him, damn why would I ever think running would be a good idea I huff out. I lose sight of him, goddamnit I was so close too! I look around at my surroundings and catch the sight of his black shirt turning the corner into an ally. 

I run in "HAHA asshole got you now! Shelby can't save your ass now..." I huff "Or not cause your not Garvin..." I say the guy turns around. Welp he's cute, I look behind him to find a guy with a busted lip and his nose bleeding on the ground. Woah dude what in the ever living fuck happened are you okay? I say to the guy

"He's fine!" the guy says. I'm gonna call bullshit on you cause he does not look okay, okay? I say smiling